vivre imparfait conjugation
Vivre (to live) in the imparfait: vivais, vivais, vivait, vivions, viviez, vivaient.
Imparfait Imperfect
| je | |
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| tu | |
| il/elle/on | |
| nous | |
| vous | |
| ils/elles |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imparfait
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How it is formed
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
Vivre is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Vivre in a sentence
- Je vis à Paris.I live in Paris.
- Ils ont vécu en France.They lived in France.
Irregular verb; past participle is 'vécu'.
FAQ
What is the imparfait of vivre?
Vivre in the French imparfait: je vivais, tu vivais, il/elle/on vivait, nous vivions, vous viviez, ils/elles vivaient.
Is vivre irregular in the imparfait?
No. In the imparfait vivre takes the regular endings for its verb class, so vivais follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French imparfait?
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How is the imparfait formed?
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
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